BlackBerry is the Best!

I've been using a Nokia N95 for a year, and have just switched to BlackBerry (during which I also took a good look at the iPhone). And all I can say is, WOW. The BlackBerry is a business user's Godsend, with tons of little details specifically tuned to business users' needs. The keyboard is fantastic, the browsing a bit slow but easily better than my old Nokia. The calendar and email are killer. I even use the to-do list, and other little apps. I know, I'm very late to this party, but the truth is that most business people still use interfaces designed for consumer use, and have no idea just how much of a difference to their productivity getting the BB makes. On a side note: I find it interesting that after about a decade of using almost only Nokia and SonyEricsson phones, my shortlist this year was between two 'outsider' companies: Apple and RIM. Interesting changes are afoot... Further side note: it seems to me that *finally* mobile phones are supporting strong, differentiated brands that are actually meaningful. When a plane has landed and you see people whip out their phones, it actually says something about someone whether they're holding a BlackBerry Curve, or an iPhone, or some other brand. Just like with cars. Interesting signal to Nokia: it's not strong enough to differentiate your brands by model numbers: i.e. teenagers use 6310's and retirees 6630's or whatever....

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